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Zelus versicolor

Status not recordedinsects

Zelus versicolor is a species in the family Reduviidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about Zelus versicolor

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Zelus versicolor live?

Not recorded

Is Zelus versicolor endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Zelus versicolor classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyReduviidae
  6. genusZelus
  7. SpeciesZelus versicolor (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1848)

Synonyms Euagoras nigrispinus, Euagoras versicolor, Zelus nigrispinus, Zelus personatus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Zelus versicolor

Other species in the same genus Zelus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Zelus versicolor?

Zelus versicolor (Zelus versicolor) belongs to the family Reduviidae in the order Hemiptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Zelus versicolor (Zelus versicolor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/zelus-versicolor

MLA

“Zelus versicolor (Zelus versicolor).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/zelus-versicolor.

BibTeX
@misc{zelus_versicolor_2026,
  title = {Zelus versicolor (Zelus versicolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/zelus-versicolor},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}